Fish lure



Jan. 15, 1952 J. A. GAYLORD 2,582,627

FISH-Lum Filed March 24, 1950 FIG INVENTR Patented Jan. 15, 1952 UNITE- STATES iPAtrfigE'N o yfrlsli Lumi p Jayfmtcsylora, savane;"Wasn` l y lahblicatianmreir 24, 195o; @seminar-15147381 v A claim-s. (015452-42105) v The invention relates to improvements in fish lures, and more particularly to a ilsh lure which is shiftable on the line attached thereto, upon a strike made by a fish.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved sh lure whose body is longitudinally grooved along its bottom surface for receiving a suitable line guiding means.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved sh lure whose body is longitudinally grooved to receive a line guiding means, a line holding clip, and a hook holding clip.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved fish lure which is shiftable on a line attached thereto, and which will be highly eiiicient in operation and relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved iish lure;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View through the sh lure;

Figure 3 is a front view of the sh lure;

Figure 4 is a view partly in section of the hook assembly, showing the line holding clip, the line stop and line, and the hook holding clip and hook;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the guide bar with line guide slidably mounted thereon;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the guide bar and slidable line guide shown in Figure 5, and

Figure 8 is a front elevationof the line holding clip with the line shown in section received therein.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and drawings to designate corresponding parts.

The lure body I0 is shaped to simulate a sh and is curved downwardly and rearwardly at its forward end. A longitudinally extending groove I2 is formed in the bottom of the lure body I0 from its front end to a point adjacent its rear end. An arcuate guide bar I3 is disposed in the forward end of the slot I2 in spaced relation to the bottom of said slot, and is formed on its forward end with an angularly bent portion terminating in an eye I6, which bent portion and eye will overlie the top forward end of the lure body I0. The rear end of the guide bar I3 is bent inwardly and terminates in the eye I1 which contacts the bottom of the slot I2 in the lure body Ill. Screws I8 will extend through the eyes I6 and I1 to hold the guide bar in position in the slot I2 in the lure body I0. A coiled line guide I4 is slidably disposed on the guide bar I3 and. has a loop extended outwardly therefrom to provide a line guide eye I5 for slidably receiving the fishing line I9.

A slotted line holding clip 20 is suitably secured in the groove slightly spaced rearwardly from the eye I1 of the guide bar, and is adapted to hold the fishing line I9 in its longitudinally extending slot. A stop in the form of a ball 2I is xed upon the line I9, and is adapted to abut the line holding clip 20 at the rear end of the slot formed therein. The eye 22 of a fish hook 24 is secured to the end of the line I9, and the shank of the hook is adapted to be received in a longitudinally extending slot in the hook holding clip 23 disposed in the slot I2 adjacent the rear end of the lure body I0. It'will be understood that the slots in the line holding clip 20 and hook holding clip 23 will be longitudinally aligned.

In operation the line I9 and fish hook 24 will be disposed in the slots in the line holding clip 20 and hook holding clip 23 with the spherical stop 2| in contact with the rear surface of the line holding clip 20. Upon the strike of a fish, the hook 24 will be pulled from the hook holding clip 23 and as the Iish is played, the stop 2I will be moved from contact with the line holding clip 20, and the line I9 pulled free of the slot in said clip 20, whereupon the lure body will slide up the line away from the sh. The line guide I4 may be disposed at various points along the line guide bar I3 to effect different positions of the lure body as it is pulled through the Water.

The lure body I0 may be painted in any desired color scheme.

Many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to Without departure from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A fish lure having a body provided with a downwardly and rearwardly curved forward end, a guide bar secured at its upper and lower ends to the top and bottom portions of said body, and a line guide slidably mounted on said guide bar.

2. A fish lure having a body, a guide bar on said body, and line guide slidably mounted on said guide bar, a line clip on said lure body adjacent said guide bar, a hook clip on said lure body spaced from said line clip, a fish line slidably disposed through said line guide, a, stop fixed to said 3 line rearwardly of said line guide, and a hook secured to the end of said line.

3. A sh lure comprising a body having a 1ongitudinally extending slot in the bottom thereof, a guide bar secured at its upper and lower ends to the top and bottom portions of the body with an intermediate portion of said guide bar disposed in said slot in spaced relation to said body, a line guide slidably mountedontherbar, a line holding clip secured to the body Vrearwardly of the bar, a hook holding clip secured to the body adiacent the rear end of the body, a line passing through said line guide and releasably held by said line holding clip, a stop xed on said line engageable with the rear of said line holding. clip, and a hook secured to the end of said line rearwardly of said stop releasably maintained adja`v cent the body in said hook holding clip, whereby upon the strike of a iish, the hook, stop and line will be freed from said clips and said lure body will be free to slide away from said hook.

JAY A. GAY'LORD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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